# NTSB CHI82DA251: Cessna 172P, N64947, Washington Island, WI, July 17, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: July 16, 1982, 21:30 local (Jul 17, 1982, 02:30 UTC)
- Place: Washington Island, WI
- Location: 45.3772° N, 86.9010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington Island, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3772&lon=-86.9010&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72971
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA251
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72971/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA251

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, landing
  - light condition - dusk (contributing factor)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - carburetor heat - improper use of, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

DURING ARRIVAL, THE PILOT MADE AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 14 FOR A NIGHT LANDING. AFTER FLARING TO LAND, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO FLOAT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD COME IN HIGH, AND DURING A GO-AROUND, THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SEEM TO CLIMB PROPERLY, THEN SUDDENLY THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE TREES. HE HEARD NO STALL WARNING. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PLANE HAD STRUCK A RESIDENTIAL LEAD-IN POWER LINE AND TREES ABOUT 500 FT BEYOND THE RUNWAY AND 1000 LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE REPORTED, EXCEPT THAT THE CARBURETOR HEAT WAS FOUND FULL ON.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N64947](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64947-2013-10-18), registration cancelled 2013-10-18, S/N 17275658, built 1982 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17275658
- Airframe hours: 176
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D2J 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Bruce D. Herrick
- Registered owner: Frank R. Damon
- Departed: MINNEAPOLIS, MN
- Destination: WASHINGTON IS, WI
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: 3W12, Washington Is, runway 22, 2,500 × 200 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 117 total, 37 in this make and model, 74 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 180° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Temperature: 178 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: MNM, 40 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820716035689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820716035689A), Jul 16, 1982: Cessna 172P, Washington Isla, WI, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted go around but did not turn carburetor heat off and aircraft crashed into wires.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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